Table 3.5. Stand structure and aboveground biomass in several Mediterranean holm oak forests, compared to those at Montseny (Torrent de la Mina) and
~
N
Prades (Avic and Teula)
Site
No. of Dominant Stems
Mean Basal
Density
Biomass
(Mgha- 1
)
Age
References
plots height
measured dbh
area
(m)
(cm) (m 2
ha- 1
)
(stems ha- I
)
Aboveground Leaves (years)"
Supramonte di Orgosolo
>17
Dbh ~
17.5
39.3
394
339
7.4
>200
Cartan-Sonand Romane (1992)
Monte Minardo
6-9
Dbh~
5
6-20 b
9600
150
8.0
45
Cartan-Son and Romane (1992)
a
I»
Miremma Natural
8.7
37.8
13160
48
Cartan-Son and Romane (1992)
::l
'-<
Park-plot 1
0
'"
'"
Miremma Natural
6.2
36.2
6815
39
Cartan-Son and Romane (1992)
'0
cr
Park-plot 2
I>Y
::l.
Le Rouquet
11
Dbh~5
38.8
1427
269
7.0
ca. 150 Cartan-Son and Romane (1992)
'"
.!"
Puechabon
Dbh ~
4.5
3858
64.7
Floret et
a!. (1989)
s::
I»
Gardiole de Rians-plot 2
6.6
010 ~
2.5 c
19.8
11549
103.5
25-30
Cartan-Son and Romane (1992)
::I,
I»
Gardiole de Rians-plot 5
6.4
010 ~
2.5
31.0
6900
104.6
60-65
Cartan-Son
and Romane (1992)
a
'"
""
La Bruguiere-plot 3
>2.6
D50 ~
1 c
2.4 c
16.8
31000
15
Cartan-Son and Romane (1992)
r<
;>
La Bruguiere-plot 5
>3.7
D50 ~
1
4.7c
27.2
12200
25
Cartan-Son and Romane (1992)
~
Torrent de la Mina, 1995 d
79
4-13
Dbh~
5
10.4
19.7
1958
96.5
4.5
16->50 F.
Roda et a!. (unpub!' data)
I:
I»
Valles Orientale
108
8.6
Dbh~
5
11.2
18.9
1920
71.2
5.0
SIBosd
::l
:;tI
Avic and Teula, 1981-1986
74
3-9
D50 ~
5 c
1O.0 c
34.3 g
4590 g
104.2
6.0
>35
Present work
I»
Pi"
Conca de Barbera e
14
6.6
Dbh~
5
9.91 16.5
2138
50.4
2.1
SIBosd
ll.
CIl
SIBosC f
I»Catalonia
1081
7.5
Dbh~
5
10.3
14.4
1745
5l.7
3.1
::l
n
=:r'
a
Time since last harvest.
e Valles Oriental
and Conca de Barbera are the administrative areas where Montseny and Prades are respec- '"
N
b
Range.
tively placed.
I»
::l
Po
c
0i
=
iameter at i cm from the ground.
f
The Information System of Catalonian Forests (SIBosC) contains forest data on 10 500 sampling plots '11
d
Oata for the 53% of the catchment covered by
throughout Catalonia (one plot per square kilometer of forest area). All SiBosC data in this table are from
'"
::l
I»
holm oak forest.
plots where holm
oak contributes at least 80% of total basal area, and the figures given are for holm oak only. ::l
g
Holm oak accounts for 27.0 m 2
ha- I
and 3445 stems ha -I.
S'
Po
I>Y
~
N
Prades (Avic and Teula)
Site
No. of Dominant Stems
Mean Basal
Density
Biomass
(Mgha- 1
)
Age
References
plots height
measured dbh
area
(m)
(cm) (m 2
ha- 1
)
(stems ha- I
)
Aboveground Leaves (years)"
Supramonte di Orgosolo
>17
Dbh ~
17.5
39.3
394
339
7.4
>200
Cartan-Sonand Romane (1992)
Monte Minardo
6-9
Dbh~
5
6-20 b
9600
150
8.0
45
Cartan-Son and Romane (1992)
a
I»
Miremma Natural
8.7
37.8
13160
48
Cartan-Son and Romane (1992)
::l
'-<
Park-plot 1
0
'"
'"
Miremma Natural
6.2
36.2
6815
39
Cartan-Son and Romane (1992)
'0
cr
Park-plot 2
I>Y
::l.
Le Rouquet
11
Dbh~5
38.8
1427
269
7.0
ca. 150 Cartan-Son and Romane (1992)
'"
.!"
Puechabon
Dbh ~
4.5
3858
64.7
Floret et
a!. (1989)
s::
I»
Gardiole de Rians-plot 2
6.6
010 ~
2.5 c
19.8
11549
103.5
25-30
Cartan-Son and Romane (1992)
::I,
I»
Gardiole de Rians-plot 5
6.4
010 ~
2.5
31.0
6900
104.6
60-65
Cartan-Son
and Romane (1992)
a
'"
""
La Bruguiere-plot 3
>2.6
D50 ~
1 c
2.4 c
16.8
31000
15
Cartan-Son and Romane (1992)
r<
;>
La Bruguiere-plot 5
>3.7
D50 ~
1
4.7c
27.2
12200
25
Cartan-Son and Romane (1992)
~
Torrent de la Mina, 1995 d
79
4-13
Dbh~
5
10.4
19.7
1958
96.5
4.5
16->50 F.
Roda et a!. (unpub!' data)
I:
I»
Valles Orientale
108
8.6
Dbh~
5
11.2
18.9
1920
71.2
5.0
SIBosd
::l
:;tI
Avic and Teula, 1981-1986
74
3-9
D50 ~
5 c
1O.0 c
34.3 g
4590 g
104.2
6.0
>35
Present work
I»
Pi"
Conca de Barbera e
14
6.6
Dbh~
5
9.91 16.5
2138
50.4
2.1
SIBosd
ll.
CIl
SIBosC f
I»Catalonia
1081
7.5
Dbh~
5
10.3
14.4
1745
5l.7
3.1
::l
n
=:r'
a
Time since last harvest.
e Valles Oriental
and Conca de Barbera are the administrative areas where Montseny and Prades are respec- '"
N
b
Range.
tively placed.
I»
::l
Po
c
0i
=
iameter at i cm from the ground.
f
The Information System of Catalonian Forests (SIBosC) contains forest data on 10 500 sampling plots '11
d
Oata for the 53% of the catchment covered by
throughout Catalonia (one plot per square kilometer of forest area). All SiBosC data in this table are from
'"
::l
I»
holm oak forest.
plots where holm
oak contributes at least 80% of total basal area, and the figures given are for holm oak only. ::l
g
Holm oak accounts for 27.0 m 2
ha- I
and 3445 stems ha -I.
S'
Po
I>Y